diff --git a/Auto-Tune/dependency-reduced-pom.xml b/Auto-Tune/dependency-reduced-pom.xml
index f94f277..c2f670b 100644
--- a/Auto-Tune/dependency-reduced-pom.xml
+++ b/Auto-Tune/dependency-reduced-pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>unprotesting.com.github</groupId>
   <artifactId>Auto-Tune</artifactId>
   <name>Auto-Tune</name>
-  <version>0.8.4</version>
+  <version>0.8.5</version>
   <description>The automatic pricing plugin for minecraft</description>
   <url>https://github.com/Unprotesting/Auto-Tune</url>
   <issueManagement>
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3</version>
+        <version>3.2.4</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <phase>package</phase>
@@ -96,42 +96,17 @@
       <artifactId>spigot-api</artifactId>
       <version>1.16.2-R0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-lang</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-lang</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-          <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>bungeecord-chat</artifactId>
-          <groupId>net.md-5</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>snakeyaml</artifactId>
-          <groupId>org.yaml</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.github.MilkBowl</groupId>
       <artifactId>VaultAPI</artifactId>
       <version>1.7</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>bukkit</artifactId>
-          <groupId>org.bukkit</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <properties>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
     <mainClass>${project.groupId}.${project.artifactId}</mainClass>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>
 </project>
-
diff --git a/Auto-Tune/pom.xml b/Auto-Tune/pom.xml
index c1f5b2b..2050d32 100644
--- a/Auto-Tune/pom.xml
+++ b/Auto-Tune/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <!-- Project information -->
   <groupId>unprotesting.com.github</groupId>
   <artifactId>Auto-Tune</artifactId>
-  <version>0.8.4</version>
+  <version>0.8.5</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
  <!-- Info -->
   <name>Auto-Tune</name>
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3</version>
+        <version>3.2.4</version>
         <configuration>
           <filters>
             <filter>
diff --git a/Auto-Tune/src/unprotesting/com/github/Main.java b/Auto-Tune/src/unprotesting/com/github/Main.java
index f214d65..7ffb97c 100644
--- a/Auto-Tune/src/unprotesting/com/github/Main.java
+++ b/Auto-Tune/src/unprotesting/com/github/Main.java
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ public final class Main extends JavaPlugin implements Listener {
   public static String basicVolatilityAlgorithim;
   public static String priceModel;
 
+  public Boolean vaildAPIKey = false;
+
   @Getter
   @Setter
   public static Gui gui;
@@ -174,6 +176,16 @@ public void onEnable() {
     loadShopsFile();
     loadShopData();
     materialListSize = memMap.size();
+    vaildAPIKey = HttpPostRequestor.checkAPIKey();
+    if (!vaildAPIKey){
+      log.severe(String.format("Disabled due to invalid API key", getDescription().getName()));
+      debugLog("Please check API key is vaild in config.yml");
+      getServer().getPluginManager().disablePlugin(this);
+      return;
+    }
+    if (vaildAPIKey) {
+      log("API-Key found in database. Continuing to load Auto-Tune..");
+    }
     this.getCommand("at").setExecutor(new AutoTuneCommand());
     this.getCommand("shop").setExecutor(new AutoTuneGUIShopUserCommand());
     this.getCommand("sell").setExecutor(new AutoTuneSellCommand());
diff --git a/Auto-Tune/src/unprotesting/com/github/util/HttpPostRequestor.java b/Auto-Tune/src/unprotesting/com/github/util/HttpPostRequestor.java
index 70d238f..fdebd69 100644
--- a/Auto-Tune/src/unprotesting/com/github/util/HttpPostRequestor.java
+++ b/Auto-Tune/src/unprotesting/com/github/util/HttpPostRequestor.java
@@ -42,12 +42,10 @@ public static Double sendPostRequestUsingHttpClient(String model, String algorit
         if (statusCode == 200) {
             client.close();
         }
-        ;
         if (statusCode != 200) {
             client.close();
             Main.log("Error on status code");
         }
-        ;
         Main.debugLog(response.getStatusLine().getReasonPhrase());
         HttpEntity entityResponse = response.getEntity();
         if (entityResponse != null) {
@@ -81,6 +79,59 @@ public static Double sendRequestForPrice(String model, String algorithm, String
             }
         return newPrice;
     }
-    
+
+
+    public static boolean ghostCheckAPIKey() throws ClientProtocolException, IOException {
+        if (Config.getApiKey() == "xyz"){
+            Main.log("Please change your API key in the config.yml file");
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (Config.getEmail() == "xyz@gmail.com"){
+            Main.log("Please change your Email in the config.yml file");
+            return false;
+        }
+        else{
+            Main.debugLog("Api-Key has been changed in config");
+            CloseableHttpClient client = HttpClients.createDefault();
+            HttpPost httpPost = new HttpPost("https://safe-refuge-09383.herokuapp.com");
+            httpPost.setHeader("content-type", "application/json");
+            httpPost.setHeader("apikey", Config.getApiKey());
+            httpPost.setHeader("email", Config.getEmail());
+            JSONObject json = new JSONObject();
+            json.put("apikey", Config.getApiKey());
+            StringEntity entity = new StringEntity(json.toJSONString());
+            httpPost.setEntity(entity);
+            CloseableHttpResponse response = client.execute(httpPost);
+            int statusCode = response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode();
+            if (statusCode == 200) {
+                client.close();
+                return true;
+            }
+            else if (statusCode != 200) {
+                client.close();
+                Main.log("Error on status code");
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+        
+    }
+
+    public static boolean checkAPIKey(){
+        try {
+            boolean vaildKey = ghostCheckAPIKey();
+            if (vaildKey == true){
+                return true;
+            }
+            else if (vaildKey != true){
+                return false;
+            }
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            return false;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
             
 }
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diff --git a/Auto-Tune/src/unprotesting/com/github/util/JSONManager.java b/Auto-Tune/src/unprotesting/com/github/util/JSONManager.java
index 975ab1d..0041a31 100644
--- a/Auto-Tune/src/unprotesting/com/github/util/JSONManager.java
+++ b/Auto-Tune/src/unprotesting/com/github/util/JSONManager.java
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ public static JSONObject returnJSONFromParams(String model, String algorithm, Do
         obj.put("minVolatility", minVolatility);
         return obj;
     }
+
 }
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